The villain was shocked: his mother used a ghost to coax the child

Butler Xie sighed and called a nanny over.

"Go prepare a guest room for this girl."

Turning around, he looked at Wen Qingliu and the others and smiled apologetically.

"I'm really sorry that there are always such noises these days."

"It's getting late now, girl, go get some rest for the night."

Wen Qingliu did not refuse, and Xie Shiqing personally sent her to the guest room.

The next morning, Xie Lan heard that her eldest daughter had brought a master back yesterday.

The whole person was very excited. There were very few prestigious masters in Tianlan County.

There are only a few famous ones, and he has already kissed them all.

The conclusion drawn is undoubtedly that there are no evil plants in Xie’s house.

Not to mention that they were speculating whether it was Mr. Xie's ghost who had returned.

There is no negative energy at all, how could it be that a ghost has returned?

Patriarch Xie's expectations and nervousness were shattered the moment he saw Wen Qingliu.

No, Qing'er might be teasing his father.

This little girl doesn't seem to be much older than his daughter, so how can she be a master?

Wen Qingliu was not afraid when she met his gaze.

"Master Xie, your house does not have those things. All these strange things are deliberately done by someone."

Xie Lan didn't understand who could control the bats.

Before Wen Qingliu could explain, a little maid about fifteen or sixteen years old ran over from a distance.

Xie Shiqing scolded in a low voice.

"No rudeness."

The maid stopped and bowed to everyone present.

"Master, there are words in the eldest lady's yard."

Xie Lan was puzzled. What did this mean?

The maid continued to explain, "For some reason, a group of ants formed the word in the man's corner."

After hesitating for a while, the maid trembled and said, "Write, write about... the evil woman."

With a bang, Xie Lan slammed the table fiercely.

The force was so great that the vase on the table couldn't stand upright. It shook and then fell onto the table.

"How dare you! Who on earth can't stand my Xie Mansion?"

Wen Qingliu stood up silently: "Can you take me to your young lady's yard?"

Chunxue looked at Xie Shiqing and saw the latter nod. She stood up and walked over with Wen Qingliu.

Sister Xie Shiqing and her sister, along with Xie Lan, also followed over.

Sure enough, in an empty corner of the yard, ants were forming the word "evil woman".

When tested with a branch, the ants were still alive.

Xie Lan was so furious that his chest heaved violently, as if he would faint from anger in the next second.

Wen Qingliu chuckled: "It's just a petty trick. You dare to come out and stir up trouble with just this little ability."

Xie Lan heard it and looked over.

"Girl, do you know what's going on?"

Wen Qingliu explained: "It's just writing words on the ground with sugar water first, and then attracting ants."

Xie Lan was a little skeptical, so he sent someone to prepare a bowl of sugar water and sprinkle it next to the two words.

The ants seemed to smell the scent and ran over one after another.

Wen Qingliu found it even funnier. Using sugar water to attract ants, but he didn't even bother to make a bowl of sugar water with a stronger flavor.

Xie Lan was amazed at what he saw.

"What about the bat at the door?"

"Speaking of this, I would like to ask Mr. Xie, who was in charge of painting the gate?"

Xie Lan looked puzzled. Everyone returned to the main room and he called over Butler Xie.

He asked Butler Xie the same question again.

"This matter was handled by this old servant alone, and the person he found was someone from the shop under our Xie family."

Xie Lan certainly didn't have much suspicion towards his own people, and his face was full of confusion.

"This matter may not be related to people, the main problem lies in the paint."

The paint of this era is different from the paint I came into contact with in my previous life.

Most of the colors used in this era are extracted from pure plants, combined with some other substances.

The whole process is so time-consuming and labor-intensive that many people's doors are not painted.

Moreover, the paint has a fresh color and no unpleasant odor.

"Butler Xie, please think carefully, is there anything confusing in this matter?"

Butler Xie lowered his head and thought for a long time.

“When the ingredients were mixed, the color was redder than when the house gate was renovated in previous years.”

"The leader, Wang Weiniu, said that it was because the paint was just stirred and evenly mixed that it looked bright."

“And it tastes a bit strange.”

Wen Qingliu nodded, and his guess became clearer.

"Doesn't it smell a bit fishy, ​​like poorly processed meat?"

"Yes, that's right." Butler Xie's face was full of excitement.

He said that the smell was a little off, like something very familiar.

The reminder reminded him that the smell was not like that of slaughtered pig.

Wen Qingliu turned and looked at Xie Lan.

"It's because animal blood is added to the paint, and the bats are attracted by the blood hidden in the paint."

"If you don't believe me, Mr. Xie can find a dog to check. Dogs are also extremely sensitive to the smell of blood."

Xie Lan blushed. She knew that Wen Qingliu was teasing him on purpose because she had just seen him pouring the sugar water.

I swear to God, Wen Qingliu doesn’t have such an idea.

If this happened to her, she wouldn't believe a young woman's words.

Xie Lan had the same idea and sent someone to bring the dog.

He even let the man come in through the small door, and the puppy was extremely obedient along the way.

Until we reached the gate, a well-behaved dog suddenly started barking.

The servant who was holding the dog had no choice but to take the dog away again.

Xie Lan's face was already extremely ugly, but Wen Qingliu ignored him and walked to the bushes they passed by last night.

He dug out a hedgehog from a small hole covered by branches, leaves and other things.

The hedgehog was in a bad condition and felt like it was about to die.

Wen Qingliu soothedly smoothed its thorns with his fingers.

"That's why the old man coughed. Hedgehogs can't drink sugar water."

"I guess someone must have fed it sugar water, and this hedgehog is probably not the first to be fed sugar water."

Xie Lan did not ask for confirmation this time, as he felt sorry for the hedgehog.

Butler Xie stammered, "A few nights ago, I seemed to see Chunhan coming over here."

"When I asked her, she said that the eldest lady's hairpin had fallen over here, and she came here to look for it."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes fell on Xie Shiqing's face.

Xie Shiqing was confused: "I, I have never lost my hairpin."

"Someone, bring Chunhan to this family master!"

Soon, Chunhan was brought to the main room. Seeing so many people, her legs began to tremble.

"This servant greets the master, the eldest lady, and the second lady."

Xie Shiqing spoke up: "Chunhan, I heard that my hairpin was lost. Did you find it?"

Chunhan's heart skipped a beat and she glanced at Butler Xie who was standing respectfully beside her.

The eldest lady never lost any hairpin. It must be this old man who reported it.

"I don't understand what you are talking about, miss. Did you lose your hairpin?"